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Meet Our New Governor-elect, MAJ William J. Yost, MD USA FACP

Meet Our New Governor-elect

Congratulations to the Iowa Chapter Governor-Elect, MAJ William J. Yost, MC, USA, FACP. Our new Governor-elect (GE) will complete a year of training as a Governor-elect and then will start his four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2019. As Governor, Dr. Yost will serve as the official representative of the College for the Iowa Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. In the meantime, Dr. Yost will be working closely with Dr. Vogelgesang (the current Governors and College staff to learn about the College and his duties as Governor. To learn more about the new GE, read his bio below.

MAJ William John Yost, MC, USA, FACP

Education: BS, Biology, Iowa State University, and MD, University of Iowa

Fellow, American College of Physicians
Senior Mentor, Young Physicians Section, Iowa Chapter of ACP, Fall 2016 - present.
Member of Executive Committee, Iowa Chapter of ACP, past 5+ years.

ACP National Activities:

Fellowship awarded 1995.

Have regularly attended ACP meetings at both state and national level.

Other Appointments/Activities:

I am the Chair of the Clinical Evidence Committee for the UnityPoint Health System.
I also serve on the Board of Directors of the Iowa Medical Society as an At-Large Director, on the Polk County Medical Society Executive Committee, and I co-chair the CME Committee of the Iowa Medical Society.
I serve on the CME Committee for the Hospital and Chair the GME Committee at my institution.
I volunteer at Broadlawns Medical Center every week.